Event

The EAW, Pre-trial Detention, Mutual Trust and Legal Assistance

Objective

This seminar, which forms part of a series of five co-funded by the European Union on enhancing cross-border mutual legal assistance and recognition of decisions within the context of detention, will focus on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), ECtHR and CJEU case law in dealing with detention conditions and the application of mutual legal assistance instruments. 
There will be a focus on case law, best practice, mutual trust and recognition of judicial decisions, as well as pre-trial detention, especially within the context of European Arrest Warrant (EAW) proceedings, and its impact on prison and other conditions in the EU Member States.

Key topics

• Role of the ECHR and case law of the ECtHR and CJEU in dealing with detention conditions and the application of mutual legal assistance instruments
• Best practice and mutual trust and recognition of judicial decisions
• Pre-trial detention within the context of EAW proceedings and its impact on prison and other conditions in the EU Member States, alternatives to detention and the use of the EAW, such as the EIO and other digital technology in the justice system, such as videoconferencing,
• FRA’s online tools to assist judges and other legal practitioners in EAW and other mutual legal assistance instrument decisions: criminal detention in the EU – conditions and monitoring & the European Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS)
• Workshops on mutual recognition instruments, the EAW and tools in assisting judges and other legal practitioners.

Further information

For information on the terms and conditions of participation and the application procedure, visit the event website.